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About these Awards

These prestigious awards recognize coaches whose athletes have excelled at world championships, Olympic and Paralympic Games, and at the Special Olympics World Games. The Coaching Association of Canada and Petro-Canada honour these recipients at the National Coach Leadership Awards Night. 

 

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Until November 13, you can help us celebrate Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Award recipients on social media and have a chance to win!

You can highlight a specific recipient or share a congratulations message for all 2025 award winners! Share a training clip, behind-the-scenes moment, or thank-you message on Instagram or Facebook, tag @coach.ca, and use #CAC2025Awards for a chance to win a $100 Petro-Canada gift card.

2025 Recipients

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Frédéric Deslongchamps

Alpine Canada Alpin

Alexis Guimond

Will Marshall

Alpine Canada Alpin

Kalle Ericsson (Guide: Sierra Smith)

Richard Parkinson, ChPC

Athletics Canada

Sarah Mitton

Elliot Catton, ChPC

Canada Snowboard

Liam Brearly

Gregory Picard

Canada Snowboard

Tyler Turner

Maelle Ricker

Canada Snowboard

Eliot Grondin

Andreas Dittmer, ChPC

Canoe Kayak Canada

Katie Vincent 

Anna Hetzler

Canoe Kayak Canada

Katie Vincent and Zoe Wojtyk

Joel Hazzan, ChPC

Canoe Kayak Canada

Brianna Hennessy

Michael Lizmore

Curling Canada

Team Canada - Skipped by Jon Thurston

Paul Webster

Curling Canada

Team Canada - Skipped by Brad Jacobs

Viktor Kjell

Curling Canada

Team Canada - Skipped by Rachel Homan

Adam Walker

Cycling Canada

Elly Hoskin

Joel Harwood, ChPC

Cycling Canada

Elliot Jamieson

Sebastien Travers, ChPC

Cycling Canada

Nathan Clement and Alexandre Hayward

Stéphane Lapointe

Diving Plongeon Canada

Simone Leathead

Dean Bercovitch

Freestyle Canada

Mikael Kingsbury

Jim Schiman

Freestyle Canada

Maia Schwinghammer

Michel Hamelin

Freestyle Canada

Mikael Kingsbury

Sandy Boville

Freestyle Canada

Megan Oldham

Trennon Paynter

Freestyle Canada

Cassie Sharpe

Antoine Valois-Fortier

Judo Canada

Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard

Carol Lane

Skate Canada

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier

Jon Lane

Skate Canada

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier

Juris Razgulajevs

Skate Canada

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier

Amy Cruickshank

Special Olympics Canada 

Andrew Johnston, Gaerrison Freeland, Kevin Dooks, Meghan Josling 

Ann Scully

Special Olympics Canada 

Chanelle Corbeil, Colin Rumbolt, Ellen MacNearney, Tommy Ling 

Annabel Stanley

Special Olympics Canada 

Kelsey Wyse, Tracey Malesko 

Benton McNicol

Special Olympics Canada 

Ewen Barclay, Ella Robinson-Renaud, Thomasina Payne 

Christina Giesbrecht

Special Olympics Canada 

Catherine Partlow, Susan Miko 

Cindy Blake

Special Olympics Canada 

Chloe Stoddart, John O'Neil, Marley Gayler, Noah Filice 

Corey Fester

Special Olympics Canada 

Jessica Larivee, Josephine Kinoshita

David Wilkinson

Special Olympics Canada 

Ariel Taylor, Danielle Pechet, Tony Wilkinson, William Middleton 

Donna Bilous

Special Olympics Canada 

Joshua Boudreau, Jonathan Henry 

Eric Lautsch

Special Olympics Canada 

Harry Burns, Jenny Noonan, Rachel Nickle

Jessica Chapelski

Special Olympics Canada 

Matthew Lai, Moriah Van't Land, Micheal Raytchev 

Les Sigal

Special Olympics Canada 

Darby McIntyre, Layne Benoit, Sebastian Gylander 

Mario Richard

Special Olympics Canada 

Oceane Rajotte, Jessica Cranton, Brooke Thomas, Marc Theriault 

Mark Schnurr

Special Olympics Canada 

Cory Duhaime, Fiona Hall, Kailyn Potomak 

Maureen Hunter

Special Olympics Canada 

Alec Baldwin, Jessica McLean, Johnny Philpott

Misty Pagliaro

Special Olympics Canada 

Erin Thom

Nicola Lornson

Special Olympics Canada 

Brett Garth, Shelby St-Hilaire, Wyatt Oostendorp 

Rachel Mathews

Special Olympics Canada 

Rachelle Parent 

Ron Struch

Special Olympics Canada 

Dylan Collins, Michael Qing, Taylor Barth 

Saige Beaumont

Special Olympics Canada 

Kirsten Hayden, Ron Greenhorn, Yorke Parkin 

Samantha Damiani

Special Olympics Canada 

Carter Simpson, Ryan Sorley 

Serge Gagnon

Special Olympics Canada 

Annick Leger, Audrey Larose-Rapin 

Shawn Jesse

Special Olympics Canada 

Brita Hall, Elouise Stewart, Sarah McCarthy 

Sue Diggins

Special Olympics Canada 

Julian Hudson 

Susan Inglis

Special Olympics Canada 

Rebecca Delaney, Jillian Young 

Tracey Zwiers

Special Olympics Canada 

Bree-Anna Williams, Callum McEwan, Brianna Dilipkumar, Alexander Pang 

Ty Wilkinson

Special Olympics Canada 

Chantal Chan, Francis Stanley, Cory Beardy 

Gregor Jelonek

Speed Skating Canada

Brooklyn McDougall, Béatrice Lamarche, Ivanie Blondin

Marc Gagnon

Speed Skating Canada

Rikki Doak, Courtney Sarault, Kim Boutin, Florence Brunelle, William Dandjinou, Steven Dubois, Danaé Blais, Félix Roussel

Remmelt Eldering

Speed Skating Canada

Connor Howe, Ivanie Blondin, Valérie Maltais, Isabelle Weidemann

Sébastien Cros

Speed Skating Canada

Steven Dubois, William Dandjinou, Maxime Laoun, Félix Roussel, Jordan Pierre-Gilles

William Dutton

Speed Skating Canada

Brooklyn McDougall, Béatrice Lamarche, Ivanie Blondin

Alex Dawson

Swimming Canada

Oliver Dawson

Gregory Arkhurst

Swimming Canada

Mary-Sophie Harvey

Scott Talbot

Swimming Canada

Ingrid Wilm

 

2024 Recipients

Alberta 

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Christopher Woods

Athletics Canada

Marco Arop

Ron Thompson

Athletics Canada

Marco Arop

Alexander Martin

Canadian Fencing Federation

Eleanor Harvey

Don Bartlett

Curling Canada

Team Canada

Michael Lizmore, ChPC

Curling Canada

Team Canada

Dan Proulx, ChPC

Cycling Canada

Kate O'Brien

Philippe Abbott, ChPC

Cycling Canada

Nathan Clement

Trish Quinney, ChPC

Gymnastics Canada Gymnastique

Team Canada

Heather Fidyk, ChPC

Karate Canada

Natalie Olson

Remmelt Eldering, ChPC

Speed Skating Canada

Isabelle Weidemann, Team Canada

William Dutton

Speed Skating Canada

Team Canada

Dave Johnson, ChPC

Swimming Canada

Ingrid Wilm

Haley Bennett

Swimming Canada

Nicholas Bennett

Nicole Ban

Volleyball Canada

Team Canada

British Columbia 

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Dylan Armstrong

Athletics Canada

Ethan Katzberg

Geoffrey Harris

Athletics Canada

Cody Fournie, Austin Smeenk, Cody Fournie

Mohamad Saatara

Athletics Canada

Camryn Rogers

Patrick Waters, ChPC

Athletics Canada

Greg Stewart

Thaiyo Seo

Breaking Canada

Phil Wizard

Curt DeWolff

Gymnastics Canada Gymnastique

Team Canada

Tom Morris, ChPC

Rowing Canada Aviron

Team Canada

Jy Lawrence, ChPC

Swimming Canada

Sebastian Massabie

Scott Talbot, ChPC

Swimming Canada

Finlay Knox

Carolyn Murray, ChPC

Triathlon Canada

Leanne Taylor

David Ogle, ChPC

Weightlifting Canada Haltérophilie

Maude Charron

New Brunswick

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Ryan Allen, ChPC

Swimming Canada

Danielle Dorris

Nova Scotia 

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Heather Hennigar, ChPC

Athletics Canada

Nathan Riech

Andreas Dittmer, ChPC

Canoe Kayak Canada

Sloan MacKenzie, Katie Vincent

Anna Hetzler

Canoe Kayak Canada

Sloan MacKenzie, Katie Vincent

Jack Hanratty

Rugby Canada

Team Canada

Ontario

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Doug Wood

Athletics Canada

Alysha Newman

Glenroy Gilbert, ChPC

Athletics Canada

Jerome Blake, Aaron Brown, Andre De Grasse, Brendan Rodney

Paul Galas

Athletics Canada

Jesse Zesseu

Richard Parkinson, ChPC

Athletics Canada

Sarah Mitton

Zdenek Krykorka

Athletics Canada

Alysha Newman

Joel Hazzan, ChPC

Canoe Kayak Canada

Brianna Hennessy

Alain Corbeil

Curling Canada

Team Canada

Caleb Flaxey

Curling Canada

Team Canada

Carol Lane

Skate Canada

Piper Gilles, Paul Poirier

Jon Lane

Skate Canada

Piper Gilles, Paul Poirier

Juris Razgulajevs

Skate Canada

Piper Gilles, Paul Poirier

Dave Tontini

Swimming Canada

Katie Cosgriffe

Andrea Rabzak

Tennis Canada

Felix Auger-Aliassime, Gabriela Dabrowski

Québec 

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Samir El-Mais

Boxing Canada

Wyatt Sanford

Vincent Auclair, ChPC

Boxing Canada

Wyatt Sanford

Michel St-Georges

Curling Canada

Team Canada

Sébastien Travers, ChPC

Cycling Canada

Keely Shaw, Alexandre Hayward

Stéphane Lapointe

Diving Plongeon Canada

Jessica Macaulay, Molly Carlson

Yihua Li, ChPC

Diving Plongeon Canada

Rylan Wiens, Nathan Zsombor-Murray

Karina Kosko, ChPC

Gymnastics Canada Gymnastique

Sophiane Méthot

Antoine Valois-Fortier

Judo Canada

Christa Deguchi, Shady El Nahas

Janusz Pawlowski, ChPC

Judo Canada

Jessica Klimkait

Michel Gagnon, ChPC

Racquetball Canada

Coby Iwaasa, Samuel Murray

Rino Langelier, ChPC

Racquetball Canada

Coby Iwaasa, Samuel Murray

Amélie Brochu

Skate Canada

Les Supremes Senior

Josée Picard, ChPC

Skate Canada

Deanna Stellato-Dudek, Maxime Deschamps

Julie Marcotte

Skate Canada

Deanna Stellato-Dudek, Maxime Deschamps

Marilyn Langlois

Skate Canada

Les Supremes Senior

Pascal Denis

Skate Canada

Les Supremes Senior

Gregor Jelonek, ChPC

Speed Skating Canada

Laurent Dubreuil, Team Canada

Marc Gagnon

Speed Skating Canada

Jordan Pierre-Gilles, Kim Boutin, William Dandjinou, Team Canada

Muncef Ouardi

Speed Skating Canada

Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu

Sébastien Cros

Speed Skating Canada

Jordan Pierre-Gilles, Kim Boutin, William Dandjinou, Team Canada

Marc-André Pelletier, ChPC

Swimming Canada

Aurélie Rivard

Simon Deguire

Swimming Canada

Tess Routliffe

Saskatchewan 

Coach 

National Sport Organization 

Athlete/Team 

Mary Caroll

Diving Plongeon Canada

Rylan Wiens, Nathan Zsombor-Murray

Ryan Jones, ChPC

Swimming Canada

Shelby Newkirk